When buying a car, what is a "destination charge"?

On the official Honda site, the price for a new Civic is shown as:

Base Price (MSRP): $19,510.00

Destination Charge: $595.00

Total: $20,105.00

So what is Destination charge? Does that include license, tax and title, or are those all additional charges?

One more thing, if I have my own financing (so I%26#039;ll be paying the entire total with a check), which of these fees still apply to me?

Thanks you so much if you can answer any, or all of my questions.

When buying a car, what is a %26quot;destination charge%26quot;?

The Destination Charge is the charge the dealership pays to have the vehicle delivered to the dealership from the factory.

None of the above charges include your license, tax and title (and most dealerships will charge you a price above base MSRP).

It doesn%26#039;t matter HOW you pay - all the above charges (and probably more) will still apply to your purchase.

When buying a car, what is a %26quot;destination charge%26quot;?

Its the cost to ship the car from the plant to the dealership another way to separate you from your $

When buying a car, what is a %26quot;destination charge%26quot;?

destination charge is, to my understanding, a charge for getting the car from the place it was built to the dealer.

It doesn%26#039;t include license, tax, and title. Those are additional charges.

What _I_ suggest is selecting an amount about $300-$400 less than what you are willing to spend (maybe more, depending on your situation) and tell the dealer that lower amount is all you are going to spend on your purchase, and that that amount has to cover _everything_ - all taxes, title, license plates, etc.

Many dealerships get their cars for quite a bit less than the price they advertise, and then they %26quot;negotiate%26quot; a price with the buyer. If you go in and pay what they ask for everything, you end up paying a lot more for the car than necessary.

When buying a car, what is a %26quot;destination charge%26quot;?

I have work for a dealer and it is a charge they select to get it to them from anouther location, but is is bull. If you are set on the car and ready to buy, either tell them to go lower or have the fee taken off, if they do not tell them you going to a near by dealer to see if they will get the car for you, they money hunger someone will help.

When buying a car, what is a %26quot;destination charge%26quot;?

something i%26#039;d never pay. its the dealerships cost of getting the vehicle to the dealership. unless you special ordered I would not pay it. I%26#039;d make the dealership eat it or i wouldnt buy it.